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In the News
Clinical updates from the reports compiled by ACP IntenristWeekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/in-the-news.htm
1 May 2009
It's just old age—or is it? Don't be guided by stereotypes
Would you make the same diagnosis in a 50-year-old patient that you would in an 80-year-old? This and a vague history led one internist to press for a better answer to a patient's anemia and SED rate.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/mindful.htm
1 May 2009
Recalls target cold products, digoxin, defibrillators, diet aids
A summary of approvals, recalls, warnings and alerts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/fda.htm
1 Jun 2009
Digoxin, Biosite Triage Cardiac Panel, insulin pumps recalled
A summary of approvals, recalls, warnings and alerts digested by ACP Internist from the Food and Drug Administration's alerts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/fda.htm
1 Jul 2009
Medicine and management: hits from Hospital Medicine
An expert discusses managing aortic dissection as a disease for life. Also, highlights from Hospital Medicine 2009 discuss caring for the pregnant patient, documenting care for the best reimbursement and ways to improve handoffs from shift to shift.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/shm.htm
1 Jul 2009
Universal care frees doctors to take ‘all measures required’
The ability of physicians to meet the new demands of a modern Hippocratic oath requires universal coverage as outlined by ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/presidents.htm
1 Jul 2009
ED's strong link to CVD doesn't add predictive value over Framingham
Tylenol and other products recalled for odorCounterfeit Alli pills found on Internet
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/26/6.htm
26 Jan 2010
Letters to the Editor
A reader offer support for the evidence base for nutritional supplements, while another cites anecdotal evidence on the benefits of fasting.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/letters.htm
1 Feb 2010
Sibutramine contraindicated in patients with CVD
Propose workshops for future meetings of Internal MedicineNew ACPNet project on low back painPractice improvement Webinars for the Medical Home Builder
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/9.htm
2 Feb 2010
NSAID does not reduce post-surgical pericardial effusion
Higher copayments lead to more hospitalizationsUnited and Aetna to continue paying consultation codes
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/5.htm
2 Feb 2010